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@glatten ,'tstrs' @stent ffice GEORGE A. SQUIER, OF SYRAOUSE, INEW- YORK.

Laim Pfam No. 76,952, and Alma 21, 186s.

IMPROVEMENT IN TETH POR HAY-SIIREADRS.

lTO ALL WHOMIT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. SQUIER, of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, and State of New York, have invented a new and improved HayTedder Fork; and I do hereby declare that. the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will `enable those skilled in the art to make and-use the same, referencebeing had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in 'whichi Figure 1 is arear View of my invention, and

Figure 2 is a side View of the same. I

Figure' ism. horizontal section, taken in the line a: z in dg..1.

Figure 4 is a detail View.

Figure 5 shows a cross-section of a fork-tine, taken in the line y y in g.' 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all jthe figures.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in the tedder-forls ofv Patent No. 32,350, whereby a more ecient fork is obtained, as hereinafter described.

I construct the head of my fork by bolting a lmetallic ear, A, g.'1,`to each side of the fork-handle or kiclcerf B. AEach ear is made in two parts, A a, and iitted together with a serrated joint, f.- When the parts are placed on the`handle B, a screw-bolt, c, is passed through the centre of the whole, and, with a nut, d, secures them firmly in position. 4An additional screw-bolt, g, ispas'sed through the handle and the upward extensions ot`A A. Each ear has also a'par of'lfiia-nges, ee, which embrace theffront and rear sides of the handle, and aid in securing the ears thereto.,

The outer parts, a, of' the ears have slots c, Iig. 3, for holding the tines The securing-bolts@ g pass through slots 7L L, in the handle B, fig.'4 so that the fork-head isadjustable longitudinally ou the handle.-

'lhe lines I are of a Aflat form, as shown by cross-section, iig. 5, and are coiled around the head ofthe fork in a volute manner, or in a coil like that of a watch-spring.

The 'advantage of the volute form of the coil is that the forkhas a greater upward elasticity when it strikes uneven lground or other obsti'uctions,"and yields upward through a much greater range than heretofore, and, by

making the tines of a flat form, they yieldmore readily and evenly to a sudden strain, in line of the vehicles motion, when they catch on the ground; -and by this construction ot` tinesthe fork can be worked close to the ground without injury to the forli.

The serrated jointsff, in the headof the fork, allow the points of the tines to be adjusted to the proper position again, if any of them should get sprung a little out of place at any time. vThis is done by slackenng the bolt c, so that the serrated joint is disengaged, and then the tine being turned into its proper place, the bolt is again tightened up, andI the jointfis engaged in a new position. Y

By these means I obtain a machine-tedder fork, which is much more reliable and eicient in its action than heretofore. l l Having thu-s describedmy invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by. Letters Patent,is-

The fork-head A, madein sections A a, for securing the tines, and having serrated jointsf, as herein shown,

and for the purpose described.

. GEORGE A. SQUIER. Witnesses A. P. BnowN, F. A. MoRLEY. 

